PhD Position Available
Hyperspectral Remote Sensing of Vegetation and Forest Fires
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, Alaska
Application review begins: 1 April 2019
For more information, go to:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/position-opening-phd-area-hyperspectral-…
For questions, contact:
Santosh Panda
Email: skpanda [at] alaska.edu
Uma Bhatt
Email: usbhatt [at] alaska.edu
The Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks invites applications for a PhD position in hyperspectral remote sensing of forest fires. This position will be located in Fairbanks, Alaska.
The PhD research will particularly focus on improved characterization of Alaska’s boreal forest fuel map including, amount, flammability, and moisture content, as well as the development of algorithms to scale up fuel maps from local experiment sites to the boreal forest domain of Alaska. The successful candidate will develop novel hyperspectral image processing methods to improve boreal land cover maps at strategically selected sites and develop algorithms to quantify biomass, canopy moisture content, and live versus dead biomass with the goal of improving fire risk assessment. The student will also have opportunities to disseminate the research findings through publications in scientific journals and presentations at international conferences.
Required qualifications include:
- Master’s degree in geosciences, geography, biology, or a related engineering field;
- Experience with remote sensing analysis and image processing, and
- Strong communication skill in English.
Experience with hyperspectral data processing, Python or Matlab programming, and land cover mapping from satellite or airborne images is advantageous. Familiarity with field survey and data collection, real-time kinematic (RTK) positioning and global positioning system (GPS), and programs such as ArcGIS, Enviroment for Visualizing Images (ENVI), or Earth Resources Data Analysis System (ERDAS) is also an advantage.
Application review begins: 1 April 2019
For more information, including admission requirements, go to:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/position-opening-phd-area-hyperspectral-…
For questions, contact:
Santosh Panda
Email: skpanda [at] alaska.edu
Uma Bhatt
Email: usbhatt [at] alaska.edu